Vehicle-wheel.



No. 733,935. PATENTED JULY 21, 1903.

J. F. BARNETT, JR. VEHIGLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1O 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 21, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,935, dated July 21,1903.

Application filed July 10, 1902. Serial No. 115,024. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. BARNETT, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at West Suffield, in the county of Hartfordand State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the following is aspecification.

Figure 1 is a side view of a part of a wheel with parts broken away toshow construction. Fig. 2 is a detail sectionalview. Fig. 3 is across-section of the wheel.

The object of this invention is to provide vehicle-wheels havingfeatures of novelty and advantage, and has particular reference to meansfor preventing the buckling of the wheels. To accomplish this object, Imake use of what may be called compressionspokes, which are used inconnectionwith the ordinary tension-spokes.

My invention is applicable to the wire wheels which are made in theordinary manner, having the hub A, the rim B, and the spokes C, whichare drawn taut by nipples a in the ordinary manner. In carrying out myinvention I make use of a series of tubular spokes E, through each ofwhich passes a wire tension-spoke. This tubular spoke is reamed out atone end, so that it will fit about the nipple. At the opposite end itfits within a recess Gin the hub. The number of the tubularcompression-spokes used is not material, but preferably every othertensionspoke on each side of the wheel carries one of the tubularcompression-spokes. By this construction it is seen that the wheel istrued up and held in proper condition by the tension -sp0kes, as in theordinary and wellknown manner 5 but the ordinary wire wheel is veryliable to buckle and be thrown out of true. By the introduction of whatI have termed the compression-spokes this tendency to buckle isovercome, for the reason that it is necessary to crush one of thetubular spokes before the wheel can buckle. These wheels are designedparticularly for use in racing-sulkies and road-wagons; but

it is clear that the improvement can be used the tension-spokes reachingfrom the rim to the ends of the hub, of tubular metalliccompression-spokes, each surrounding a single tension-spoke, said hubbeing recessed to receive the ends of the compression-spokes,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. BARNETT, JR.

Witnesses:

HARTLEY 0. CASE, LOUIS G. ALLEN.

